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PROJECT 10073 RECORD

|  1. DATE | IME GROUP  |
| --- | --- |
|  11 July 47 | 11/2045Z  |
|  2. CATION | Black River Falls, Wisconsin  |
|  3. SOURCE | Civilian  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | One  |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | N/Z  |
|  6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | Ground-Visual  |
|  7. COURSE | Landed  |
|  8. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No  |
|  9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE | ☑ Yes ☐ No  |
|  10. CONCLUSION | Other (HOAX) The FBI investigated the object and evaluated it as a hoax  |
|  11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS | The observer phoned the Fifth Army, Chicago, and stated an object had been found in the Black Ri…

10 July 47
Beach R.H. Fares, Wise
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HEADQUARTERS
AIR DEFENSE COMMAND
MITCHEL FIELD, NEW YORK

IN REPLY
REFER TO:
23 July 1947
D333.5

SUBJECT: Flying Disc.

TO: Commanding General, Army Air Forces, Washington 25, D. C.
ATTN: AC/AS-2.

1. Inclosed herewith are the photographs of the reputed flying saucer referred to in letter from Second Air Force, 333.5, subject, "Flying Disc", 14 July 1947, with 1st Ind. from this headquarters, 22 July 1947.

2. This contrivance is patently a hoax and should not be dignified by any further consideration from any Intelligence agency, nor should any furth…

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Flying Disk.
D333.5 ID (16 Jul 47) 1st Ind.
HQ AIR DEFENSE COMMAND, Mitchel Field, New York, 22 July 1947

TO: Commanding General, Army Air Forces, Washington 25, D. C.
ATTN: AC/AS-2.

1. Forwarded for your information and utilization.

2. Subject disk is being forwarded under separate cover.

FOR THE COMMANDING GENERAL:

Info cy:
AMC, Wright
Fld, Dayton, O.

1 Incl:
n/c

R. H. SMITH
Colonel, GSC
Asst Chief of Staff-Intell.

ADDRESS REPLY TO:
COMMANDING GENERAL, SECOND AIR FORCE
OFFUTT FIELD - FORT CROOK, NEBRASKA

ATTENTION

# HEADQUARTERS SECOND AIR FORCE
## OFFUTT FIELD
## FORT CROOK, NEBRASKA

16 July 1947

SUBJECT: Flying Disk

TO: Commanding General, Air Defense Command, Mitchel Field, N.Y.

1. At 1445, 11 July 1947, Colonel Siebert, A-2 Division, Fifth Army, Chicago, telephoned me and stated substantially as follows: A Mr. H. W. Schaeffer, Civil Air Patrol, Black River Falls, Wisconsin, telephone 268, had just telephoned Headquarters Fifth Army and stated that there had been found in the Black River Falls F…

4. The disk has been examined by the Commanding General, Second Air Force, and members of his staff and is being sent under separate cover to you. Immediately upon receipt of the aerial soup tureen, I attempted to telephone Colonel Siebert (A-2, Fifth Army) who was in Milwaukee, but I did talk with Major Walton, Administrative Division, A-2, Fifth Army; told him that the flying disk was in my possession, was being sent to Commanding General, ADC, that I would furnish him a copy of this letter.

FOR THE COMMANDING GENERAL:

W. R. GWEBLEY
Colonel, GSC
Asst Chief of Staff, A-2

Incl:
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HEADQUARTERS
137TH AAF EU (RES TEG) ADC
WOLD CHAMBERLAIN FIELD
MINNEAPOLIS 8, MINNESOTA

14 July 1947

Colonel William R. Sweeley
Ass't Chief of Staff, A-2
Headquarters, Second Air Force
Offutt Field
Fort Crook, Nebraska

Dear Colonel Sweeley:

In accordance with your directions (Phone conversation between yourself and Lt. Peorey, this base, 1530, 13 July 1947), I flew down to Black River Falls, Wisconsin this date and acquired the so-called "flying disc" which was reported to have landed in that vicinity. The following facts connected therewith are presented:

1. Finder of the "flying disc": …

Ltr to Colonel William R. Sweeley, 14 July 1947.

I was unable to contact Mr. Young personally as he was out of town on business. The facts outlined herein were gathered primarily from Mr. himself. A few comments were obtained by speaking with some of the townspeople. All opinions were more or less the same, that is, it was the "real McCoy". I, for one, after examining the "flying disc" and considering the source of most of the information on it cannot bring myself to believe that this "thick" will fly.

/s/ EDWARD A. SANDERS, Jr.
Lt. Colonel, Air Corps
Commanding

RECEIVED
1947 AUG 11 14 44
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